Students' and junior doctors' preparedness for the reality of practice in sub-Saharan Africa

Medical Teacher

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 64-73

  Frambach, Janneke M ^a   Manuel, Beatriz A F ^b   Fumo, Afonso M T ^c   Van Der Vleuten, Cees P M ^a   Driessen, Erik W ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^c Ilha de Moc mbique   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICAN MEDICINE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTIVATION; MOZAMBIQUE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MOTIVATION; MOZAMBIQUE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84919683235     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2014.920490     Document Type: Article

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